Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Former President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Shahid Rasheed Butt has said that the government should not chase opposition but mafia to provide relief to the masses reeling under inflation.
The government is fully occupied with cornering opposition while mafia is busy in bleeding poor white, he said in a statement issued here on Sunday. Shahid Rasheed Butt said that masses are not interested in statistics but bread which is not available at a reasonable price.
He said that wheat and sugar imports have failed to reduce prices in the market which indicates the influence of mafia.
The reasons behind the price spiral are said to be smuggling, hoarding, inaction by authorities, the influence of cartel and profiteering by whole sellers and retailers, the former President ICCI said. He said that authorities are expressing weakness while price control mechanism has become dysfunctional which is adding to the onslaught of mafia on helpless masses.
